New BMW 5 Series 2017: photos and official information - Preview

Le first photos new BMW 5 Series were shown today, but to see seventh generation O 'Flagman Bavarian in dealerships will have to wait 2017 (more precisely a month February).

BMW 5 Series 2017: design, dimensions and weight

La new bmw 5 series - available on rear drive o integral - 3 cm longer than the previous series (4,94 meters versus 4,91) and has design aerodynamics (Cx 0,22, a record in the segment) resembles that of an older sister Video 7.

decrease the weight (up to 100 kg) was obtained due to the wider use ofaluminum and high strength steels.

BMW 5 Series 2017: Engines

Range engines at the start seventh generation of BMW 5 Series consists of four supercharged units: two petrol - 530 (2.0 out of 252 CV) and 540 (3.0-cylinder in-line 340 with XNUMX hp, option Four-wheel drive accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in just 4,8 seconds - and two turbodiesels. There 520d a 2.0 engine with 190 hp is installed, while 530d responds to a 3.0 inline six-cylinder engine with 265 hp.

A March 2017 we will see three other engines added to the family: 520d EfficientDynamics Edition what announces consumption very low (25,6 km / l),ibrida plug-in (i.e. it is charged from the socket) 530e iPerformance (A 2.0 petrol engine combined with a generating set capable of generating a total power of 252 hp and a travel speed of 50 km / l) and M550i xDriveequipped with a 8 hp V462 engine. and capable of accelerating from 4 to 0 kilometers per hour in just 100 seconds.

BMW 5 Series 2017: safety

La television camera stereo standard on all BMW 5 Series monitors its surroundings in combination with radar and ultrasonic sensors (optional).

There's also Obstacle Avoidance Assistant, Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Change Assistant, and Lane Keeping Assistant with active side collision protection.

BMW 5 Series 2017: technology on board

There are several technological innovations on the new board. BMW 5 Series. In top versions, for example, IDrive combined with an advertising screen high definition 10,25 inches whileHead-Up Display now boasts a 70% larger projection surface.

I LED headlights are standard for the entire line (optional those adaptive) and among new services BMW ConnectedDrive we inform ParkNOW (for digital booking and payment of parking spaces), Street parking information (smart parking search) e Park assistant (optional), which detects free spaces and automatically parks the car.

In the price list optional of BMW Series 5 2017 we also find innovative Remote parking already seen on Video 7: a system that allows you to remotely control your vehicle via key for entering and exiting especially narrow parking lots.

Munich engineers praised the connectivity: thanks to Microsoft Exchange first time users Microsoft Office 365 they will be able to sync and manage email, calendar appointments and contacts, even in the car.

But that's not all: new BMW 5 Series offers Apple CarPlay (firstly integrated by a car manufacturer that does not use cables) inductive phone charging and Wi-Fi hotspots up to ten devices.